PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callahan comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Wants To Rule The World. McCarthy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Callahan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cormac McCarthy's chin.

Callahan
vs
McCarthy

175 cm
24
177 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
174 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Callahan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from McCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Callahan closes the distance and clinches up with McCarthy, looking for a takedown. Callahan pushes McCarthy against the cage but McCarthy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Callahan misses with a looping right.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callahan throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
McCarthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callahan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Callahan avoids the head kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCarthy misses with a body kick.
Callahan avoids a kick to the body.
Callahan fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Callahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callahan down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callahan blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Callahan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCarthy. Callahan shrugs it off though.
Callahan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Callahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy lands a leg kick that knocks Callahan off balance momentarily.
Callahan throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callahan misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callahan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

McCarthy moves into the clinch.
A short left from McCarthy.
Callahan misses with a punch on the inside.
McCarthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Callahan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCarthy is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Callahan fails to land.
McCarthy stalling in the clinch.
McCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Callahan misses with a body punch.
Callahan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy lands a left hand.
McCarthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarthy is trying to stall.
McCarthy effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan wants to break free but McCarthy has control.
Callahan wants to stall.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Callahan is trying to force a seperation but McCarthy has the dominant position.
McCarthy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
Callahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callahan misses with some punches.

McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
McCarthy throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Callahan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCarthy. That one must have hurt.
Callahan lands the left hand.
Callahan throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from McCarthy. No joy for Callahan on that attempt.
McCarthy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Callahan closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Callahan.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Callahan misses
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from McCarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Callahan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McCarthy cracks the inside of Callahan's front leg.
Callahan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCarthy scores with a hook.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callahan.
Callahan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
Callahan jabs at McCarthy's body.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Callahan misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callahan wants to clinch.
McCarthy throws a leg kick which misses Callahan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callahan tries to avoid it.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callahan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Callahan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callahan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callahan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCarthy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCarthy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

McCarthy pushes Callahan up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from McCarthy on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCarthy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCarthy working aggressively here.
McCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCarthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from McCarthy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a left hand.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCarthy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McCarthy fails to land.
Callahan looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Callahan on the inside.

Callahan jumps guard.
McCarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Callahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callahan is trying to control the position but McCarthy postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCarthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCarthy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cormac McCarthy.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Callahan moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCarthy.
Callahan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCarthy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callahan's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Callahan looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
McCarthy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Callahan misses.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCarthy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCarthy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Callahan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarthy. That's going to slow Callahan down.
Callahan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCarthy scores with a head kick.

Callahan is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by McCarthy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McCarthy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarthy.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy cracks the inside of Callahan's front leg.
A good leg kick by McCarthy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCarthy is looking to slow Callahan down with leg kicks.
McCarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

McCarthy lands a big head kick that sends Callahan tumbling to the mat! McCarthy takes a step backwards and waves Callahan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Callahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCarthy throws a powerful right kick. Callahan tried to block low but the kick was high! Callahan was taken right off of his feet! McCarthy jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cormac McCarthy! Cormac McCarthy retains his welterweight title!
Cormac McCarthy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.